Silicon Wave is working with Palm, Inc. on Bluetooth functionality for Palm handheld computers. Both Palm and Silicon Wave are demonstrating Bluetooth wireless connectivity at the Bluetooth Congress in Monte Carlo, June 13-16.

Microsoft discussed enhancements to its Digital Dashboard concept at its annual TechEd event in Orlando, Fla. According to Stan Sorensen, group product manager of server applications at Microsoft, “We created Web Parts, a set of technologies, components that make up the digital dashboard an that talk to any number of back-end services–Exchange, the file system, [Lotus] Domino, Oracle, MySAP database–and plug those into my Digital Dashboard to give me a highly customized interface.”

Here’s an article with the results of interviews with corporate users giving their opinions on the ordered Microsoft split. Opinions were mixed on whether the breakup will be good or bad for their companies.

In a memo to employees, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer urged them to continue building the company’s future. The memo states, “I simply do not believe that a breakup will ever occur.”

Bill Gates is now second guessing himself, wondering if a personal appearance at the trial would have changed the outcome. If he had been there to offer an explanation of Microsoft’s innovation and competition in the industry, Gates now believes, things might have turned out differently.

This report from ZDNet News claims that because the court ruling doesn’t address Microsoft’s handheld OS specifically, this leaves it in limbo for both Microsoft and the hardware manufacturers supporting it. The article states the potential exists for the Pocket PC “to escape the Microsoft product hierarchy, develop more quickly, and take a stronger position in the handheld market.” On the other hand, “It could also lose the confidence of the shrinking number of hardware manufacturers currently supporting it.”

Antitrust chief Joel Klein of the U.S. Justice Department has said the government is willing to negotiate with Microsoft, provided the negotiations are “meaningful” and deal with the company’s violations. Settlement may still be an option.

Here’s an article with the results of interviews with corporate users giving their opinions on the ordered Microsoft split. Opinions were mixed on whether the breakup will be good or bad for their companies.

In a memo to employees, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer urged them to continue building the company’s future. The memo states, “I simply do not believe that a breakup will ever occur.”

Bill Gates is now second guessing himself, wondering if a personal appearance at the trial would have changed the outcome. If he had been there to offer an explanation of Microsoft’s innovation and competition in the industry, Gates now believes, things might have turned out differently.